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My duck's leg is shaking!

@BelovedBirds you've helped me before hopefully, you can help me again:)
It wouldnt hurt to supplement niacin, incase it is something up with her leg, but I agree with @Quatie and @Miss Lydia
It seems it could be to do with laying.
When one of my girls was new to laying, she had a bad limp/slightly shaky legs as the eggs were pressing on a nerve. But as long as she is laying okay and has calcium, I would just add a little niacin to her food.
Is her food only ground corn? Is there any other duck feed available?
1tbsp of nutritional yeast to every 1 cup of feed will give her a little boost. If her walking is a bit off, consistently, between laying, and she is lying down a lot, then I would give her a stronger dose of niacin. Which would be the durvet cattle injectable B complex (1ml over a treat daily) if you can access it.

On another note, incase it is something more serious, some kind of reproductive issue, does her tummy feel/look ok? No visible swelling?
It may be worth seeing an avian vet if you can, as this does sound a little unusual.
 

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